Daily Archives: July 19, 2025

Former Texas Southern football player killed in shooting

According to the Houston Police Department, Tyler Martinez, a former football player for Texas Southern University, was shot and killed last week in a parking garage not far from the university’s campus. The university released a statement regarding Martinez’ death on their official Instagram. “With profound sadness, we honor the life of Tyler Martinez, a proud Class of 2023 graduate …

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Ryan Williams inks deal with Nike

2024 didn’t go as Alabama football would have hoped or expected, as the Crimson Tide missed out on the College Football Playoff after a disappointing 9-3 regular season. However, despite the relative lack of team success, Kalen DeBoer and company found their next superstar in wide receiver Ryan Williams. Williams merged as one of the best wideouts in college football …

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RECRUITING: 4-star S Tylan Wilson commits to Texas A&M Aggies

Stop me if you’ve heard this one, but Texas A&M has added yet another blue-chip recruit to their 2026 recruiting class. This time it’s four-star Pascagoula, MS safety Tylan Wilson. Wilson stands at 6’2” and 185 pounds, and is ranked as the No. 242 recruit in the country, the No. 20 safety and the No. 10 recruit in Mississippi, according …

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Lane Kiffin adds 4-star DB in recruiting win over Tennessee, Auburn

Lane Kiffin and the Ole Miss Rebels continue to be aggressive in the 2026 recruiting class, landing a talented defender in Craig Tutt. Tutt announced his commitment to the Rebels on Friday, per On3 insider Hayes Fawcett. Coming from Murfreesboro, Tenn., he chose the Rebels over the Tennessee Volunteers and Auburn Tigers. He stands out as a four-star prospect with …

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Heather Dinich makes early pick for winner of Ohio State vs. Texas

It’s beginning to feel a lot closer to college football season and the ability to watch YOUR Ohio State Buckeyes. The college football preseason preview magazines are out, Big Ten media days are next week, and OSU will start its fall camp in just a couple of weeks. And while there’s still more than a month to go before the …

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CBS Sports names Clemson a title contender based on Blue-Chip Ratio

Clemson football is once again being recognized as a legitimate national title contender heading into the 2025 season, this time by way of the Blue-Chip Ratio—a recruiting-based metric from CBS Sports that identifies the teams most equipped to win it all. According to Bud Elliott, who developed the BCR formula, only 18 programs currently meet the standard for championship contention. …

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Sooners projected to finish 10th in the conference after media days

SEC Media Days 2025 have come to an end. A busy week in Atlanta served as the unofficial start for the season, with Week 1 six short weeks and a fall camp away on the calendar. The Oklahoma Sooners are eager to make up for last year’s disappointing performance, and they’ve made numerous changes this offseason to ensure that the …

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Craig Tutt commits to Ole Miss football, Lane Kiffin over Tennessee

Ole Miss football lands Oakland four-star safety Craig Tutt Oakland senior football safety Craig Tutt announced his commitment to Ole Miss on July 18. Four-star safety Craig Tutt committed to Ole Miss, choosing the Rebels over Tennessee and Auburn.Tutt, ranked the No. 6 player in Tennessee, cited the players, coaches, culture, and city of Oxford as key factors in his …

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2026 4-star DB Tylan Wilson commits to Texas A&M over Clemson

Texas A&M’s 2026 recruiting class gained its 26th commit in the cycle on Friday night, as four-star safety Tylan Wilson chose the Aggies over Clemson, which is the second time this summer that head coach Mike Elko and his staff won a recruiting battle over the Tigers after five-star edge Bryce Perry-Write committed to Texas A&M earlier this month. Texas …

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HC Mike Elko feels ‘painful’ losses will help Texas A&M finish in 2025

Coaching in the college ranks is a constant challenge, no matter the level of experience, as good and bad years aren’t simply based on play calling, as Auburn’s 2010 season, led by star quarterback Cam Newton, was a team coached by Gene Chizik, who failed to produce a winning season after two years at Iowa State, but struck gold before …

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UCF picked to finish dead last in Big 12

Dear UCF Football Team: Let’s not sugarcoat this. Let’s get right to the point: Nobody believes in you. Everybody thinks you’re going to stink this season. The Tulsa World just dropped its Big 12 preseason poll a few days ago, and guess where you ranked? Last. Not middle of the pack. Not a “rebuilding year with promise.” Last. Flat-out, stone-cold, …

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Why expanding the College Football Playoff will harm the sport

Earlier in the offseason, Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule joked that the College Football Playoff should expand to 40 teams. But at SEC media days, Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz suggested the playoff should expand to 30 — and he didn’t appear to be joking. Of course, either program could really benefit from expansion. Nebraska has only made one bowl game …

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